Young Men's Christian Association
1851 – Present
- Business Type
- Nonprofit Corporation
- State of Incorporation
- Illinois
- Business Purpose
- Human Services/Community Organization
- Operations In
- United States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Timeline
- December 29, 1851
- First Young Men's Christian Association in the United States opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
Source
“YMCA of the USA,” Wikipedia, December 9, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMCA_of_the_USA. - 1872
- The first Young Men's Christian Association Railroad Division is organized in Cleveland, Ohio.
Source
“Railroad YMCAs,” SNJ Today, February 28, 2022, https://snjtoday.com/railroad-ymcas/. - November 17, 1982
- National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America incorporates in the State of Illinois.
Source
“YMCA of the USA,” Wikipedia, December 9, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMCA_of_the_USA.
External Links
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Collection
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Railroad Y.M.C.A., Waterville, Maine
Item 9304009713
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Railroad Y.M.C.A. Building, Mechanicville, New York
Item 9304008317
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